Mr. Nick Glynn:

Yes, I can go first. We know the answer from when it was tried in the US. That is where we got cocktails from, as that was how alcohol was disguised in the drinks. The lessons from history are very clear. Prohibition does not work. We need all of the things the Deputy just mentioned around alcohol. I would also include safe and secure supply and dosage, if we want to use that phrase, for alcohol as a drug.

It is a matter of whether it is 40 proof, 15 proof or 5 proof. These things are all important. It is an imperfect world and some people will still use too much of it.

One of the other interesting points on prohibition is that challenges will still be experienced along the way. America gave us a great example of the fact that the prohibition of alcohol does not work. We have taken an alternative model. It is largely successful but this is an imperfect world, which we have to accept as well.